Facilis TX16 - Chapter 3 - Setup and Administration; System Setup; Facilis TerraBlock Manager; SMDriveMonitor

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Chapter 3 – Setup and Administration
The TerraBlock system has software management tools pre-installed on the server.
The following covers these tools that are installed prior to shipping.
The most commonly used is the TerraBlock Manager. It allows for user and volume
management. The default user that launches the TerraBlock Manager on the server
will have the ability to add, change and remove volumes; add, change and remove
users and assign permissions to users. A TerraBlock user given Admin permissions
can also perform these functions from any client workstation.
System Setup
After the server is installed and powered on, no additional configuration is required.
The disk set was created prior to shipping and is presented to the TerraBlock
Manager application. You can begin allocating the storage into virtual volumes.
When the TerraBlock is shipped from the factory, there are no volumes and no
users; these will need to be created. Administrator access is given when the
TerraBlock Manager is launched on the TerraBlock Server itself, and volume/user
creation can occur here. Alternately, the first user to launch the TerraBlock Manager
from a client connected to a new TerraBlock Server is given Administrative access,
and all administrative functions can be accessed from that client.
There are several applications that can be launched on the TerraBlock Server itself:
Management:
 Facilis TerraBlock Manager
 SMDriveMonitor
 SMManager
 Web-based Switch Management
Troubleshooting/Servicing:
 Drive Checker
 Data Verifier
 ATTO Configuration Tool
 Facilis TerraBlock Manager
Looking at the TerraBlock Server’s desktop, you’ll find the main tool for both
client and administrator control of the system. The TerraBlock Manager will
display different information and functionality, depending on the access setting of
the TerraBlock client (Admin or Normal user permission). This is the tool that the
administrator will use to create volumes, users, and assign access and
permissions.
 The Facilis TerraBlock Manager is launched from “Program Files\Facilis
\TerraBlock\Manager\Windows Manager” or the blue desktop shortcut. The
program name is TerraBlockManager.exe.
 SMDriveMonitor
This tool is used to monitor the output of the service during operation. The
SMDriveMonitor will display the version, and time/date of the service startup, any
special features licensed on the system, as well as the drives found in the disk
set. The SMDriveMonitor also displays any drive errors and any recovery or
DynaRAID protection activity, including the percentage of recovery while in
progress.
 The SMDriveMonitor is launched from “Program Files\Facilis \TerraBlock” or
the yellow desktop shortcut. The program name is SMDriveMonitor.exe